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Call for more care in Vic CCTV systems – 19 September 2018
Victorian councils can improve the way they use people’s personal information gathered via their security cameras, an auditor-general’s report has found.
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/call-for-more-care-in-vic-cctv-systems
Synthetic identity fraud: Exposing the modern-day Frankenstein monster – 18 September 2018
Fraudsters have found a new, innovative way to steal money. As data breaches proliferate, countless stolen identity credentials and other critical information are ending up in the hands of these fraudsters, who are then able to pose as legitimate users behind the cloak of the Internet. Today, synthetic identities – based on a combination of real and false personal data – are being used to defraud organisation’s like banks, lenders, insurers, telecommunications services providers, and even governments.
Cancer faker Kelly Val Smith’s ‘despicable’ deception made impact on family and friends – 17 September 2018
Victims of an Adelaide woman who falsely claimed she had ovarian cancer to dupe hundreds of thousands of dollars out of friends and family have told of the devastating impacts it had on their finances and relationships. Kelly Val Smith was found guilty of four counts of deception and one count of dishonestly dealing with documents between 2007 and 2015.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-17/fake-ovarian-cancer-sentencing-submissions/10255522
Banks face years of litigation, billions in costs after Hayne – 16 September 2018
The major banks face years of rolling litigation and potentially billions of dollars in additional compensation out of the Hayne royal commission, as plaintiff law firms prepare a series of test cases over mortgage lending practices and regulators target other areas of bad behaviour.
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